Kate Wallis
Kate Wallis
Kate Wallis
Kate is an editor and literary producer with twenty years’ experience of working in the publishing industry. She was previously Head of Humanities at Palgrave Macmillan, responsible for paperback publishing across history, literature, theatre and language. She worked for four years as an Editor and Producer at Kenya’s leading literary publisher Kwani Trust.
She is currently a Director for Kigali-based publishing company Huza Press and an Editor (and co-founder) of www.africainwords.com. She also regularly curates workshops and festivals, and is the co-founder and co-producer of Africa Writes–Bristol and Africa Writes–Exeter. She part of the Steering Group for Exeter’s UNESCO City of Literature programme and is a member of Bristol’s Literature Development Board. Kate’s research focuses on Africa-based publishers and festivals, and global literary networks.